That's kind of interesting. I never thought about this, especially the fact that it could definitely effect workrate and match pacing.

Edit: Form Lance's Q&A last month on his website:

Q: Are any guys on the roster Smokers, and if so does it affect their performance?

A: I think I’ve seen Big Show smoke once but with that possible exception, I don’t think any of the boys do. Vince is VERY anti-smoking, and most arenas are non-smoking so it wouldn’t be easy to smoke at work anyway. A lot of Japanese wrestlers smoke. I was amazed at home many of them did when I worked over there. I imagine it would be very detrimental to your wind in a match as smoking is very bad for your lungs. This business is hard enough on your body without further destroying it by smoking.

Yeah, thank god Vince is so concerned about his wrestlers' health that he is anti-smoking. Always lookin out for the boys, that Vince. I mean, if he wasn't anti-smoking, there'd be a gross amount of wrestling deaths over the past 10 years, I'd bet.

I'm not at all surprised that Angle dips. A lot of amateur wrestlers do just because of the American focus on conditioning combined with the whole nicotine thing. If you're not a smoker who quit for the sake of his wind, there's a good chance you've got teammates who'll try to get you to dip.